Venezuela Supreme Court to operate in exile

Thirty-three magistrates from Venezuela’s top court were sworn in at a ceremony in the U.S. on late Friday to begin operating in exile. The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), designated by the National Assembly in which the opposition holds the majority, took the oath of office at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) regional bloc in Washington. The justices will begin work Oct. 13 and the TSJ will be called the Supreme Court in Exile. “We have managed to integrate a tribunal thanks to the international support and above it all, thanks to Venezuelan people,” Miguel Angel Martin, who was named chairman of the TSJ by the National Assembly, said at the ceremony that was attended by OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro. More…